Neil Young
State Vice-Captain
I hate it when NZ cricket keep going back to the same old players who have been tried before and have fallen short. Give some new blood a crack.
Martin Crowe said that when you bat with the tail enders you should play as you usually would. If they had done this and not left all the batting to Stoinis then perhaps Hazelwood wouldn't have been run out and they would have won.Yeah, this is what it comes down to.
Either Stoinis says "I'm going for a boundary so stay put" or "I need to stay on strike so back up". It looked a lot to me like they didn't chat about it, and Stoinis went for the big shot, with Haze left stranded.
Come to think of it, they might as well open with Blundell. He's already in the squad and he's been opening in domestic limited overs stuff.F*ck it, open with Munro, put Blundell at 6. Make Munro earn his keep.
I'd say this is probably the most likely scenario.Come to think of it, they might as well open with Blundell. He's already in the squad and he's been opening in domestic limited overs stuff.
Or perhaps Haze gets out straight away before the massive partnership even got going.Martin Crowe said that when you bat with the tail enders you should play as you usually would. If they had done this and not left all the batting to Stoinis then perhaps Hazelwood wouldn't have been run out and they would have won.
He hasn't been scoring runs. Although I wouldn't be opposed.Tom Bruce should really get a crack somewhere.
Blundell has been opening in Domestics for about 5 minutes. I don't recall him doing anything much in that role either.Come to think of it, they might as well open with Blundell. He's already in the squad and he's been opening in domestic limited overs stuff.
It's case by case. Stoinis almost did it perfectly, and certainly watching I thought he was about to. It was just a dose of bad-ish luck with the run out, plus Starc sold him down the river for an extra partner.Martin Crowe said that when you bat with the tail enders you should play as you usually would. If they had done this and not left all the batting to Stoinis then perhaps Hazelwood wouldn't have been run out and they would have won.
He's been ruled out this morningis wade in again for the second?
On the radio there was speculation that he mightn't be fit for IndiaHe's been ruled out this morning
Nice so underarm reenactment number 2683 that, and one of the lamer ones I've seen.
Truly a minute of my life I want back. And I was doing nothing at the time.